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Friday, February 10, 2012

The International Film Music Critics Association has announced the nominations for their Eighth Annual IFMCA Awards.

The renowned composer John Williams who just turned 80 yesterday leads the field with seven nominations for his music on two Steven Spielberg films, The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn and War Horse. Both films received nominations for Film Score of the Year and Film Music Composition of the Year.

Next with 5 nominations was The Artist composer Ludovic Bource. The film received three nominations including Film Score of the Year while Bource picked up two individual mentions. He was nominated for Breakout Composer of the Year where he is up against Brian Byrne, The Chemical Brothers, Michael Richard Plowman and Lucas Vidal.

Competing against Williams and Bource for Film Score of the Year are Mark McKenzie's score for The Greatest Miracle and Howard Shore's for Hugo. Their competition for Film Composer of the Year consists of Alexandre Desplat, Michael Giacchino and Albert Iglesias.
The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) is an association of online, print and radio journalists who specialize in writing about original film and television music.

The International Film Music Critics will announce the winners of its Eighth Annual Awards on February 23, 2012.

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Complete nominations for the 8th Annual International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) Awards

Film Music Composition of the Year
"The Adventure Continues" from The Adventures of Tintin (John Williams)
"George Valentin" from The Artist (Ludovic Bource)
"Captain America March" from Captain America: The First Avenger (Alan Silvestri)
"Final Round" from Real Steel (Danny Elfman)
"The Homecoming" from War Horse (John Williams)

Best Original Score for a Television SeriesDoctor Who, Murray GoldDownton Abbey, John LunnErmessenda, Arnau BatallerGame of Thrones, Ramin DjawadiSherlock, David Arnold and Michael Price

Best Archival Release of an Existing ScoreThe Black Hole, John Barry; album produced by Randy Thornton and Douglass Fake, liner notes by Jeff Bond; album art direction by Steve Sterling (Disney / Intrada)The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box, Danny Elfman; album produced by Danny Elfman and Tim Burton; liner notes by Jeff Bond and Danny Elfman; album art direction by Matt Taylor (Warner Bros Records)Days of Heaven, Ennio Morricone; album produced by Lukas Kendall and Craig Spaulding; liner notes by Lukas Kendall and Jeff Bond; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)Gremlins, Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Mike Matessino and Bruce Botnick; liner notes by Jeff Bond and Mike Matessino; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)Masada, Jerry Goldsmith and Morton Stevens; album produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)

Best Archival Re-recording of an Existing ScoreThe Battle of Neretva/The Naked and the Dead, Bernard Herrmann; conducted by William Stromberg; album produced by William Stromberg, John Morgan and Anna Bonn; liner notes by Jim Doherty and Kevin Scott; album art direction by Jim Titus (Tribute Film Classics)Conan the Destroyer, Basil Poledouris; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by GINKO DIGI (Prometheus)The Fall of the Roman Empire, Dimitri Tiomkin; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by James Fitzpatrick, Damien Doherty and GINKO DIGI (Tadlow Music)The Lord of the Rings Symphony, music by Howard Shore; conducted by Ludwig Wicki; album produced by Jonathan Schultz and Howard Shore; liner notes by Howard Shore and Ludwig Wicki; album art direction by Alan Frey (HOWE Records)Taras Bulba, music by Franz Waxman; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by Damien Doherty (Tadlow Music)

Film Music Record Label of the Year
Film Score Monthly
Intrada
La-La Land
Moviescore Media
Varèse Sarabande